bootlace

English

Etymology

From boot +‎ lace.

Pronunciation

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Noun

bootlace (plural bootlaces)

1. A long lace for fastening boots.
2. A long, thin, chewy confectionery, typically with liquorice or fruit flavour.

Derived terms

• bootlaced
• bootlace weed
• bootlace worm

Translations

lace for fastening boots

• Bulgarian: връ́зка за боту́ши f (vrǎ́zka za botúši)
• Finnish: kengännauha (fi)
• German: Schnürsenkel (de) m
• Irish: iall (bróige) f, barriall f
• Italian: sogattolo m
• Polish: sznurowadło (pl) n
• Scottish Gaelic: iall f, barrall f
• Volapük: butatanodül
• Welsh: carrai f, las (cy) f

See also

• shoelace